Is this a true story? Era of the story relevant? duration relevant? place relevant? The mistake was done by one ore more humans? How many characters were involved, 1, 2, ...? Did anyone get injured? was anything destroyed? The first mistake was not perceived? was neglected?

Is this a true story? yesEra of the story relevant? yes duration relevant? yes place relevant? somewhatThe mistake was done by one ore more humans? yesHow many characters were involved, 1, 2, ...? two directly, one indirectly, several others more peripherallyDid anyone get injured? yes was anything destroyed? yesThe first mistake was not perceived? it probably was was neglected? yes

Oh yes, hej Brid! Did the story happen: before Christ? in the 1st, 2nd, ... 21st century? Did it last minutes? hours? days? months? years? decades? Did anyone die (wouldn't be the first time in a lateral puzzle)? Are the occupations of the two main characters relevant? Their relationship (family, friends, colleagues...)? Was the accident (can we call it like this) related to one of the following fields: transport? industry? sports? culture? politics? religion? natural hazard?

Oh yes, hej Brid! Did the story happen: before Christ? in the 1st, 2nd, ... 21st century? 21st centuryDid it last minutes? hours? days? months? years? this one decades? Did anyone die (wouldn't be the first time in a lateral puzzle)? yes, but bewareAre the occupations of the two main characters relevant? no Their relationship (family, friends, colleagues...)? yesish; familyWas the accident (can we call it like this) related to one of the following fields: "accident" is not the best choice of word, but...transport? industry? sports? culture? politics? religion? natural hazard? this is closest, but not on the spot

and sorry for the delay - I was in an internet-free zone in the weekend (my sister-in-law's) and then we had thunderstorms and general bustle

No problem for the delay. Are plants relevant? animals? nature in general? rocks? anything like rivers and lakes? Did any animal die? Did it happen on earth? in America? Europe? Africa? Asia? Australia? Is the country were it happened relevant? Is communication between people relevant? Were there actually two specific mistakes? Are the objects which were destroyed relevant? infrastructure? buildings? cars? nature? Was the material damage on the order of 0, 10, 100, .. 1000 000 000 euros?

No problem for the delay. glad to hear that, because there will probably be more of them...Are plants relevant? yesish, for svv (sufficiently vague values) of "plants" animals? nature in general? rocks? anything like rivers and lakes? no to restDid any animal die? a human oneDid it happen on earth? yes in America? Europe? this Africa? Asia? Australia? Is the country were it happened relevant? not very, but it was in SwedenIs communication between people relevant? yes, you could say soWere there actually two specific mistakes? yesAre the objects which were destroyed relevant? yes infrastructure? buildings? cars? nature? none of theseWas the material damage on the order of 0, 10, 100, .. 1000 000 000 euros? presumably under 10 euros

Is vegetation relevant? algae? fungi? seed plants? green plants? trees? flowers? herbs? ferns? mosses? Or an object made out of a plant? The two main characters were human? adult? male? One of them died? Did this happen in a building? outside? In a city? a town? in the country? Would you find the objects that were destroyed typically in a household? is the number of them important?

Is vegetation relevant? yesish algae? fungi? these two seem closest but are still not on the spot seed plants? green plants? trees? flowers? herbs? ferns? mosses? Or an object made out of a plant? noThe two main characters were human? adult? male? all of theseOne of them died? yesDid this happen in a building? yes to yope outside? noIn a city? a town? in the country? thisWould you find the objects that were destroyed typically in a household? yes is the number of them important? no

Is lichen relevant (algae + fungi)? Anyway, are any non-human life forms relevant? consisting of cells? bacteria? viruses? or is a part of a plant relevant? like a fruit? Did a part of the story happen in a building? Is a building relevant? Did this happen subterranean? Under a building (like under the bridge or roof)? On top of a building? Or in a vehicle? The mistakes happened at the same place? Is the place far from civilization (Sweden is rather spacious)? Has the story something to do with malady or health? Would you find the objects that were destroyed typically in a kitchen? a living room? a bedroom? a garage? Are these objects eatable? Are they made of: metal? wood? paper? glass? stone? tissue? organic material? plastic? The order was the following: (1) an understandable mistake occured, (2) a second mistake occured, (3) someone died, right? Were there years between (1) and (2)? between (2) and (3)? Was the mistake 1 committed by only one person? the person who died? the second main character? Was the mistake 2 committed by only one person? the person who died? the second main character? The two persons were rather rivals? were sticking together?

Is lichen relevant (algae + fungi)? not quite this either. My knowledge of biological classification feels a bit out of date at the moment Anyway, are any non-human life forms relevant? yes consisting of cells? yes bacteria? viruses? no to these or is a part of a plant relevant? like a fruit? noDid a part of the story happen in a building? yes Is a building relevant? yesDid this happen subterranean? Under a building (like under the bridge or roof)? On top of a building? Or in a vehicle? no to theseThe mistakes happened at the same place? yesIs the place far from civilization (Sweden is rather spacious)? depending on what you mean by civilization... there is a road and neighboursHas the story something to do with malady or health? yesWould you find the objects that were destroyed typically in a kitchen? yes a living room? only temporarily a bedroom? ditto a garage? noAre these objects eatable? yesAre they made of: metal? wood? paper? glass? stone? tissue? organic material? so, yesplastic? and no to restThe order was the following: (1) an understandable mistake occured, (2) a second mistake occured, (3) someone died, right? wrong - to save some time, the order was (1) (3) (2)Were there years between (1) and (2)? yes between (2) and (3)? between (3) and (2), yes} Was the mistake 1 committed by only one person? yes the person who died? yes the second main character? noWas the mistake 2 committed by only one person? yes the person who died? no the second main character? yesThe two persons were rather rivals? no were sticking together? I think no, but please clarify

Is the strange life form in the body of one of them? The type of the building: residence? business? public building? relevant? The man who died was ill? was he infected? The objects that were destroyed: cooked? fruit? vegetable? sweets? bread? a milk product? meat? Did the second mistake have negative consequences? Did anyone else die? was anyone else hurt? affected?

Is the strange life form in the body of one of them? noThe type of the building: residence? this is closest business? public building? relevant? yesThe man who died was ill? yes was he infected? noThe objects that were destroyed: cooked? fruit? vegetable? sweets? bread? a milk product? meat? probably milk products, but the others are also possible; not very relevantDid the second mistake have negative consequences? yes Did anyone else die? no was anyone else hurt? anyone else than whom? affected?

Did the first man die because of his illness? Did the illness affect primarily his physical being? his mental being? Was it a slow death? relevant? Was a particular part of the body affected: head? torso? arms? legs? Is a doctor relevant? a drug? Did the man who died live in the cabin? the second man? So a man died in consequence of an understandable mistake? After that, a worse one happened, right? Was this second mistake worse because the consequences were worse? As no one else died and material damage was negligible, this would mean that: Many people were affected? were hurt? I am not a specialist in biological classification either so I had a look at Wikipedia. Is the organism an eukaryote? If yes an animal? fungus? plant? protist?

Did the first man die because of his illness? yesDid the illness affect primarily his physical being? this one his mental being? Was it a slow death? fairly relevant? not veryWas a particular part of the body affected: head? torso? arms? legs? not relevant: it was a metastasing cancerIs a doctor relevant? a drug? no to bothDid the man who died live in the cabin? only now and then the second man? noSo a man died in consequence of an understandable mistake? no After that, a worse one happened, right? yes, except for the last no, if you see what I mean Was this second mistake worse because the consequences were worse? yesish As no one else died and material damage was negligible, this would mean that: Many people were affected? were hurt? no - the death was not caused by the first mistake, and neither was any injury to any personI am not a specialist in biological classification either so I had a look at Wikipedia. Is the organism an eukaryote? yes If yes an animal? fungus? this, it seems plant? protist? so no to rest

Nosleepboy Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 6:40 pm:

Was someone bitten by something? If yes, a reptile? An insect? A mammal? A plant? My Mom? no to all, even the last oneWas the first mistake a judgement made by someone regarding the person who ended up dying? um - yes

Did the fungus destroy the eatable objects? What happened in the cabin: the first mistake? the second one? the man died? Are there other relevant places? The mistake happened to the man who later died because he was ill? Was the first mistake a self related judgement made by the man who died?

Did the fungus destroy the eatable objects? yesWhat happened in the cabin: the first mistake? yes the second one? yes the man died? noAre there other relevant places? noThe mistake happened to the man who later died because he was ill? yesWas the first mistake a self related judgement made by the man who died? yes

The eatable objects moulded? Did the man who died eat of them? the other man? (we know that there was no food poisoning involved, I ask just to be sure) Was the self related judgement of the man who died about his illness? his death? Did the second man hear this statement? If yes, did this lead him to commit the second mistake?

The eatable objects moulded? yesDid the man who died eat of them? presumably, beware FA the other man? no (we know that there was no food poisoning involved, I ask just to be sure) Was the self related judgement of the man who died about his illness? yesish his death? yesishDid the second man hear this statement? no If yes, did this lead him to commit the second mistake?

Was the moulding incident part of the first mistake? a consequence of it? or did it make happen the first mistake? The food moulded because: the man who died (the other man? someone else?) did not pay intention? intended it? Did the two men meet each other? in the cabin? Did they communicate? before the first mistake? during? after? shortly before the death? If none of the mistakes had happened the first man would still have had cancer? and would have died of it? Could you give those two guys names?

Was the moulding incident part of the first mistake? no a consequence of it? yes or did it make happen the first mistake? so, noThe food moulded because: the man who died yes (the other man? someone else?) did not pay intention? attention, you mean? if so, yes intended it? noDid the two men meet each other? yes in the cabin? yes, but not during the timeframe of the puzzleDid they communicate? yes, in person before the first mistake? yes during? no after? yes shortly before the death? depends on your definition of "shortly", but it doesn't really matterIf none of the mistakes had happened the first man would still have had cancer? yes and would have died of it? yesCould you give those two guys names? I could - their actual names would probably give rise to pronunciation difficulties, so let's call the first man Oscar and the second man Jonah

I expected names like Björn and Lars but Oscar an Jonah are OK. I have ä, ö and ü on my keyboard but not the a with the loop on top.Was the statement Oscar made spoken word? written? or only on his mind? Is Jonah the grandfather (father? brother? son? grandson? uncle? nephew?) of Oscar? Did Oscar leave food in the cabin which moulded? did he forget the food? Had the moulded food an impact on the second mistake? did it make happen the second mistake? Did Jonah find the moulded food? Was the cabin something like a secondary housing of Oscar? is the nature of the cabin relevant?

did the moulded food cause an unpleasant reaction when combined with the dying mans cancer treatment? his weakened immunological state? allergy? breathing difficulties from inhaling the mould spores? the second mistake, ie, what caused the moulding of the food, was it that the food was left somewhere damp? somewhere too humid or moist? was it simply kept for too long? is it at all relevant to figure out how the food moulded? was it actual food that moulded>? was itsomething in an IV infusion?i know you said it wasn't a drug, but perhaps moulded saline ampuoles/water? are the two men related in any way? if not, did they know eachother well? is either man a law enforcement officer? park ranger? ski instructor? alternative therapist/herbalist/shaman/voodoo practicioner?

I expected names like Björn and Lars but Oscar an Jonah are OK. I have ä, ö and ü on my keyboard but not the a with the loop on top. Was the statement Oscar made spoken word? probably not written? no or only on his mind? probablyIs Jonah the grandfather (father? brother? son? grandson? uncle? nephew? this one) of Oscar? Did Oscar leave food in the cabin which moulded? yes did he forget the food? yesishHad the moulded food an impact on the second mistake? yes! did it make happen the second mistake? not quiteDid Jonah find the moulded food? yesWas the cabin something like a secondary housing of Oscar? something like that, yes is the nature of the cabin relevant? a bit

Senorina_illuminata Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 4:36 am:

did the moulded food cause an unpleasant reaction when combined with the dying mans cancer treatment? nohis weakened immunological state? noallergy? breathing difficulties from inhaling the mould spores? of Oscar? then nothe second mistake, ie, what caused the moulding of the food FA, was it that the food was left somewhere damp? somewhere too humid or moist? was it simply kept for too long? yesis it at all relevant to figure out how the food moulded? nowas it actual food that moulded>? yeswas itsomething in an IV infusion?i know you said it wasn't a drug, but perhaps moulded saline ampuoles/water? so noare the two men related in any way? yes, see aboveif not, did they know eachother well? is either man a law enforcement officer? park ranger? ski instructor? alternative therapist/herbalist/shaman/voodoo practicioner? none of these

Senorina_illuminata Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 4:42 am:

oops sorry, i believe some of these have been answered already well, well...was it cheese that moulded? could be and perhaps mistaken for blue vein or other edibly mouled product? no

Is it relevant what Oscar did in or near the cabin? did he work? do something for pleasure? Did anyone enter into the cabin after Oscar left and before Jonah arrived? relevant? Did Oscar know that he saw the cabin for the last time when he left? relevant? Did he plan to leave before? leave in a hurry? relevant? Why did Jonah go to the cabin: to look that everything was OK? to get a particular object? to tidy up? to work? for pleasure? Did Jonah find anything relevant apart from the moulded food? The person who was involved indirectly: male? from the family of Oscar an Jonah? The people who were involved peripherically: from the family of Oscar an Jonah?

Is it relevant what Oscar did in or near the cabin? not very did he work? possibly do something for pleasure? probablyDid anyone enter into the cabin after Oscar left and before Jonah arrived? NO relevant? YESDid Oscar know that he saw the cabin for the last time when he left? NO relevant? YESDid he plan to leave before? you mean, did he plan to leave when he did? If so, probably leave in a hurry? probably not relevant? not veryWhy did Jonah go to the cabin: to look that everything was OK? yes to get a particular object? to tidy up? to work? for pleasure? no to restDid Jonah find anything relevant apart from the moulded food? noishThe person who was involved indirectly: male? no from the family of Oscar an Jonah? yesThe people who were involved peripherically: from the family of Oscar an Jonah? yes

Great strides are being taken! And sorry for the delay. I got a beast of a cold and could hardly breathe, let alone think I am now back at work but still sound a bit strange. And things have piled up

First of all, I hope that your cold is over and that the pile of work is smaller.You said the era of the story was relevant, is there still something to be found out about this? is technology relevant? Is the layout of the cabin relevant? does it have: a bed? a washbasin? a toilet? Was the conversation between Jonah and Oscar after the latter left the cabin about: Oscars malady? his imminent death? the moulding food? the first mistake? the cabin? something still to be found out? Did Jonah know about the moulding food before entering the cabin? The woman envolved: Oscars wife? sister? mother? daughter? Jonahs wife? daughter? Did Oscar leave the cabin because he misinterpreted his situation? Was it a mistake to leave the cabin? Did Jonah do something wrong in the cabin? did he do something with the moulded food? throw it away?

Oh yes and if you have a bit of time, could you please post a recap? No problem with the delays but unfortunately, I have always forgotten half of the information each time I work on the puzzle. So I scroll back to read the story (including the classification of fungi) but this story is getting longer and longer. Besides, this could motivate others to participate at this nice puzzle.

First of all, I hope that your cold is over and that the pile of work is smaller. Almost, and somewhat, thank you.You said the era of the story was relevant, is there still something to be found out about this? it is relevant that it is modern times is technology relevant? yesIs the layout of the cabin relevant? a little does it have: a bed? yes a washbasin? yesish a toilet? no - but none of these are relevantWas the conversation between Jonah and Oscar after the latter left the cabin about: Oscars malady? possibly his imminent death? possibly the moulding food? NO the first mistake? NO the cabin? possibly something still to be found out? no - the conversation in question is not really relevant eitherDid Jonah know about the moulding food before entering the cabin? NOThe woman envolved: Oscars wife? sister? mother? daughter? Jonahs wife? this one daughter? Did Oscar leave the cabin because he misinterpreted his situation? no, but...Was it a mistake to leave the cabin? noDid Jonah do something wrong in the cabin? yes! did he do something with the moulded food? yes-ish throw it away? not yet

As for the recap, I see your point, but you really have almost all the information already. I am uncertain whether I could give a recap without actually giving the solution! But I will think about it, if this isn't finished quite soon.

Are computers relevant? media? Did Jonah hurt or infect himself in the cabin? Did he touch the food? eat it? inspect it? Was any information revealed when Jonah was in the cabin? Did the 'mood' of the family change during the timeframe of the puzzle (apart from Oscars death)? Was it Oscars decision to leave the cabin? Was Jonah envolved in this to happen? Did Oscar have to leave because of his illness?

Are computers relevant? media? no to bothDid Jonah hurt or infect himself in the cabin? yesish Did he touch the food? no eat it? no inspect it? yesishWas any information revealed when Jonah was in the cabin? no, apart from such discoveries (if they can be called information) that are already known to have been made (I'm having a slight grammar problem here )Did the 'mood' of the family change during the timeframe of the puzzle (apart from Oscars death)? no, if you mean what I think you meanWas it Oscars decision to leave the cabin? yes Was Jonah envolved in this to happen? no Did Oscar have to leave because of his illness? no

Something about the cabin has still to be found out, right? Is it equiped with something technological? Is there anything relevant outside of the cabin? Did Jonah smell the food? see it? Did he destroy anything in the cabin? Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin?

I have the impression to go in circles. Perhaps you could refocus my efforts.

Something about the cabin has still to be found out, right? yes Is it equiped with something technological? yes, but nothing strange Is there anything relevant outside of the cabin? the rest of the world... no, nothing relevant to the puzzleDid Jonah smell the food? yesish see it? yesDid he destroy anything in the cabin? noSuppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA

I have the impression to go in circles. Perhaps you could refocus my efforts. Find out what exact mistake Oscar made and what exact mistake Jonah made.

Is there an object in the cabin still to be found out? Oscars mistake: was it a 'common mistake' anyone could make? or was it specific for the situation? did he forget something? was he unskillful with his hands? did he take a wrong decision? did he not think enough? was he doing something in an unintelligent way? did he rely on information that was wrong? did he not see/hear anything? did he realise the mistake? if yes seconds? minutes? hours? days? months? years? after? The same questions for Jonahs mistakes please.

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Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA

Is a situation imaginable where Oscar had not done the mistake? Did Oscar leave the cabin?

Is there an object in the cabin still to be found out? yesOscars mistake: was it a 'common mistake' anyone could make? in certain circumstances onlyor was it specific for the situation? yesdid he forget something? nowas he unskillful with his hands? nodid he take a wrong decision? yesdid he not think enough? a matter of opinionwas he doing something in an unintelligent way? no-ishdid he rely on information that was wrong? nodid he not see/hear anything? incorrectdid he realise the mistake? presumably if yes seconds? minutes? hours? days? months? years? after? probably months afterThe same questions for Jonahs mistakes please.

was it a 'common mistake' anyone could make? in the circumstances, yesor was it specific for the situation? yesdid he forget something? nowas he unskillful with his hands? nodid he take a wrong decision? noishdid he not think enough? oh these negated questions! He might not have thought enough, but it possibly did not make a difference. How about that?was he doing something in an unintelligent way? one could say so, but here again, the possibilities were limiteddid he rely on information that was wrong? nodid he not see/hear anything? incorrectdid he realise the mistake? yes if yes seconds? minutes? hours? days? months? years? after? seconds after

quote: Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA

Is a situation imaginable where Oscar had not done the mistake? yesDid Oscar leave the cabin? yes

I still have no idea about the mistakes. I hope the object will help:Is the object still to be found out made of one ore more of the following materials: metal? wood? paper? glass? stone? concrete? tissue? organic material? plastic? Is it longer than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? 10 m? Is it found in a usual household?

I still have no idea about the mistakes. I hope the object will help: Is the object still to be found out made of one ore more of the following materials: metal? yes wood? paper? glass? perhaps stone? concrete? tissue? organic material? plastic? yes; no to restIs it longer than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? about this 10 m? Is it found in a usual household? yes

Did Oscars mistake have an impact on the fact that he left the cabin? um... yesish?

Would it be a good idea to keep on asking about the FA Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FAto solve the puzzle? The unknown object: Was it in contact with the food? Is it wider than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? Higher than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? Heavier than 1 g? 10 g? 100 g? 1 kg? 10 kg? 100 kg? Would you find the object typically in a kitchen? a living room? a bedroom? a garage? a cabin? Is the type of metal relevant? steel? aluminium? Is it part of the cabin? Is it only used in the cabin? Did Oscar use the object? did Jonah?

Would it be a good idea to keep on asking about the FA? Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA to solve the puzzle? yeahThe unknown object: Was it in contact with the food? yesIs it wider than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? Higher than 1 cm? 10 cm? 1 m? about 1 m high, a bit smaller in the other dimension - but they come in different sizesHeavier than 1 g? 10 g? 100 g? 1 kg? 10 kg? 100 kg? probably closer to 100 than 10 kg - they seem frightfully heavy if you try to move themWould you find the object typically in a kitchen? yes a living room? a bedroom? a garage? no to these a cabin? sometimesIs the type of metal relevant? I suppose so steel? probably aluminium? Is it part of the cabin? a matter of definition Is it only used in the cabin? yesDid Oscar use the object? yes did Jonah? no with a tiny ish

So the object is a fridge, isn't it? Good to know that systematical questions help in case of a lateral blackout.But just in case, is it a freezer? a cooker? an oven? a cupboard? The food was in this object? (or on it?) Was the object running (was the fridge cooling) when: Oscar left the cabin? before Jonah arrived? when he arrived? Is the current supply relevant? Is there still something technological to be found out? So Jonah opened the object and saw the food? did he smell it before? is smell relevant in this puzzle? Jonahs mistake happened directly after opening the object?

If I call A what actually happened to Oscar and B a situation where he had not done the mistake. I think in B Oscar would have left the cabin some day, as it was only his secondary residence, right? Would he have left the cabin in B later? at the same time? earlier? than in A? Or would in B Oscar have died before leaving the cabin? Or is my mistake about the definition of 'leaving', for me it is like leaving for a vacation and not leaving to get some milk?

Tobasi Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 10:05 am: So the object is a fridge, isn't it? yesGood to know that systematical questions help in case of a lateral blackout. But just in case, is it a freezer? a cooker? an oven? a cupboard? The food was in this object? yes (or on it?) Was the object running (was the fridge cooling) when: Oscar left the cabin? yes before Jonah arrived? when he arrived? I think these tooIs the current supply relevant? noIs there still something technological to be found out? noSo Jonah opened the object and saw the food? yes did he smell it before? no is smell relevant in this puzzle? YESJonahs mistake happened directly after opening the object? no, but...

If I call A what actually happened to Oscar and B a situation where he had not done the mistake. I think in B Oscar would have left the cabin some day, as it was only his secondary residence, right? yesWould he have left the cabin in B later? at the same time? earlier? than in A? all of these are possibleOr would in B Oscar have died before leaving the cabin? noOr is my mistake about the definition of 'leaving', for me it is like leaving for a vacation and not leaving to get some milk? you're quite right in the definition

Suppose that Oscar hadn't made the mistake he would still have left the cabin? When Jonah opened the fridge he smelled something? but not directly the food? did he smell something 'of' the fridge? Did he realise at once that this was food of Oscar? did he take it for something else? Did he take the food out? without touching it? Was the food in a box or something? Is there still an object to be found out? Was Jonahs wife with him? Anything to be found out about her?

Suppose that Oscar hadn't made the mistake he would still have left the cabin? yesWhen Jonah opened the fridge he smelled something? yes but not directly the food? yes, he did - but not before opening it did he smell something 'of' the fridge? Did he realise at once that this was food of Oscar? yes did he take it for something else? so noDid he take the food out? NO without touching it? Was the food in a box or something? possiblyIs there still an object to be found out? noWas Jonahs wife with him? yes Anything to be found out about her? see my profile

Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA

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Suppose that Oscar hadn't made the mistake he would still have left the cabin? yes

Could you please clarify? Did I use commit in a wrong way?

So Jonah opened the fridge, then he smelled the food? then he did something (including a mistake?)? then he closed the fridge? The thing he did: He said something? did something with his hands or body?

Did Oscar do anything relevant with the food? with the fridge? Did Jonah know of Oscars mistake? If no, would this knowledge have changed anything?

Is there something about the food still to be found out? So the story happend to you and your family? Would it have been worth a story in a newspaper (not that I want to talk it down...)? I am still wondering about the impact of the mistakes: The only financial loss was the moulded food, right? But for Jonah, the mistake had bad consequences? When he realized the mistake, did he feel: dissapointed? tricked? angry? sad? happy? amused? surprised? When Oscar realized his mistake, did he feel: dissapointed? tricked? angry? sad? happy? amused? surprised?

quote: Suppose that Oscar hadn't committed the mistake he would still have left the cabin? FA

quote: Suppose that Oscar hadn't made the mistake he would still have left the cabin? yes

Could you please clarify? Did I use commit in a wrong way? I don't quite know what I was thinking. The answer should have been yes, both times.

So Jonah opened the fridge, then he smelled the food? yes then he did something (including a mistake?)? no (he already made the mistake) then he closed the fridge? yesThe thing he did: He said something? he sure said something while closing the fridge, but it's not relevant to the puzzle, and anybody could probably guess the gist of what he said did something with his hands or body?

Did Oscar do anything relevant with the food? with the fridge? nothing more than already establishedDid Jonah know of Oscars mistake? he understood it from the state of the food If no, would this knowledge have changed anything? he might not have opened the fridge...

Is there something about the food still to be found out? noSo the story happend to you and your family? yes Would it have been worth a story in a newspaper (not that I want to talk it down...)? no (unless it was the very local paper that considers anything in the village worth a story)I am still wondering about the impact of the mistakes: The only financial loss was the moulded food, right? right But for Jonah, the mistake had bad consequences? at least quite badWhen he realized the mistake, did he feel: dissapointed? tricked? angry? a little sad? a little happy? amused? surprised? a little, but mostly something elseWhen Oscar realized his mistake, did he feel: dissapointed? tricked? angry? sad? happy? amused? surprised? possibly sad, but not very much

He made the mistake: before? while? after? opening the fridge? Was he doing something visible when he made the mistake? Was a particular part of his body envolved in this? Had Jonahs mistake an impact on his health?

He made the mistake: before? while? these after? opening the fridge? but FA - surely you should have got this by now?Was he doing something visible when he made the mistake? Was a particular part of his body envolved in this? yes to bothHad Jonahs mistake an impact on his health? YES

Well, I am beginning to feel a tiny bit frustrated, lethargic, lost and incompetent regarding this puzzle... but I still don't give up as I know since the beginning of october that this is pretty close... . By the way, I found the list by searching for something like "dissapointed tricked angry sad".

The particular part of Jonahs body involved is his: head? arm? hand? chest? leg? foot? something in his body? Did he move this part of the body? hit it against something? Was this part of the body hurt? Did he feel pain?

As for the new FA, no, I don't understand. Jonah made a mistake, correct? Jonah opened the fridge, correct? Opening the fridge was not exactly the mistake, correct? The mistake and the action of opening happened chronologically?

I have a puzzle running (or rather not running) involving a mistake called 'Two act play'. With all you know about mistakes you should be able to solve it immediately...

Well, I am beginning to feel a tiny bit frustrated, lethargic, lost and incompetent regarding this puzzle... but I still don't give up as I know since the beginning of october that this is pretty close... . By the way, I found the list by searching for something like "dissapointed tricked angry sad".We'll see.

The particular part of Jonahs body involved is his: head? arm? this hand? and this chest? and in another way this leg? foot? something in his body? and this - no to restDid he move this part of the body? yes to the first two hit it against something? Was this part of the body hurt? yes to the last twoDid he feel pain? yesish

As for the new FA, no, I don't understand. Jonah made a mistake, correct? correctJonah opened the fridge, correct? correctOpening the fridge was not exactly the mistake, correct? incorrect - it wasThe mistake and the action of opening happened chronologically? left as an exercise to the reader

I have a puzzle running (or rather not running) involving a mistake called 'Two act play'. With all you know about mistakes you should be able to solve it immediately... Hint taken - will have a look. But I often run out of ideas a bit into puzzles

So Jonah moved his arm and hand to open the fridge, right? Were his arm and hand relevant in another way? The part in his body envolved: part of the digestive tract? part of the respiratory system? part of the blood circuit? Was it the smell that provoked something in his body? or was it something he touched? he saw? he heard? Or was the part in his body (indirectly) physically touched by something (say the door of the fridge)? or himself? Was Jonah's reaction a reflex? a required reflex? an arbitrary reaction?

For the moment I have established more or less three links between the mistakes: (1) Jonah is Oscares nephew. (2) Both mistakes happened in the cabin. (3) A result of the first mistake was the moulded food which was at the same time trigger for the second mistake. Correct? Are there more links to be found out? or more about link (3)?

So Jonah moved his arm and hand to open the fridge, right? right Were his arm and hand relevant in another way? noThe part in his body envolved: part of the digestive tract? nopart of the respiratory system? yespart of the blood circuit? noWas it the smell that provoked something in his body? mostly or was it something he touched? he saw? he heard? no to restOr was the part in his body (indirectly) physically touched by something (say the door of the fridge)? or himself? noWas Jonah's reaction a reflex? I suppose so a required reflex? what would that mean? an arbitrary reaction? no

For the moment I have established more or less three links between the mistakes: (1) Jonah is Oscares nephew. (2) Both mistakes happened in the cabin. (3) A result of the first mistake was the moulded food which was at the same time trigger for the second mistake. Correct? quite correctAre there more links to be found out? or more about link (3)? no, I don't think so

Concerning the recap, I was hoping that you would do it one day... I'm afraid I can't without giving it all away... but I can do that, if requested

Did Oscar expect to return to the cabin before the food spoiled? But he died sooner that he expected? Was this line of thought his mistake? Or did he mean to take the food with him when he left, but forgot it?

Hey Beccaann, what are you doing on MY puzzle? Allright, thank you for joining and bringing in new ideas.

Brid, I learned something on required reflexes (I hope that this is the correct english term) in biology A-levels (and a bit on fungi as well). For example, in driving school you learn to break if you see red lights until it gets a required reflex i.e. automatically. Anyway, this is not particulary relevant here.

Did the spores make Jonah: cough? sneeze? anything more?

Apart from the moulded food, was there another consequence of Oscars mistake? if yes had this consequence an impact on himself? on someone else? When he realised the mistake did he think mostly of the food? of the cabin? of something else?

haha...I've actually been reading this thread for a while and its just now that any new questions came to my mind that you hadn't already asked!! I'm so bored at work this week that I've started reading and thinking about just about every puzzle on the forum...and reading through the solved archives too!!!

Did Oscar expect to return to the cabin before the food spoiled? yes But he died sooner that he expected? we suppose so Was this line of thought his mistake? yes Or did he mean to take the food with him when he left, but forgot it? that is also possible, but, knowing him, less likely

Tobasi Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 9:02 pm:

Hey Beccaann, what are you doing on MY puzzle? Allright, thank you for joining and bringing in new ideas.

Brid, I learned something on required reflexes (I hope that this is the correct english term) in biology A-levels (and a bit on fungi as well). For example, in driving school you learn to break if you see red lights until it gets a required reflex i.e. automatically. Anyway, this is not particulary relevant here. Well, I learnt about them in Swedish. According to my trusty medical dictionary it is "conditioned reflex". But "required" might well be correct too - the dictionary certainly doesn't list all terms it should

Did the spores make Jonah: cough? sneeze? anything more? yes to all

Apart from the moulded food, was there another consequence of Oscars mistake? yes, but not relevant to the puzzle if yes had this consequence an impact on himself? on someone else? more on someone else, but let's save that for the spiolerWhen he realised the mistake did he think mostly of the food? of the cabin? of something else? I have no idea

Beccaann Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 9:20 pm:

haha...I've actually been reading this thread for a while and its just now that any new questions came to my mind that you hadn't already asked!! I'm so bored at work this week that I've started reading and thinking about just about every puzzle on the forum...and reading through the solved archives too!!! Oh, the joys of not being overworked! I'll see if I have the time for a couple of questions too.

The first mistake: Oscar made a judgement about himself, correct? Did this statement concern: his family? his life? the cabin? Was the statement wrong? Was it refering to the past? the present? the future? Was it on something he would do? not do? on him as a person?

The first mistake: Oscar made a judgement about himself, correct? yesDid this statement concern: his family? no his life? yes the cabin? and yesWas the statement wrong? yesWas it refering to the past? the present? the future? this oneWas it on something he would do? yes not do? no on him as a person? no, I'd say

Was the family affected by the first mistake? the second one? both in so far as you are normally affected when your significant other has an acute allergy attack, no more, no less

So, Oscar's exact statement has to be found out? no; I don't see why I haven't given you the pleasuer of finishing this quite some time agoIs there anything more to be found out? no

Was the statement: I will eat the food that I left in the fridge? this probably was part of it

*********** SPOILER *********

My husband's uncle (here known as Oscar; his two given names were Oskar Helmer and he was called Helmer) died two-and-a-half years ago. He was a bachelor with no children, and it turned out that he had testamented his cabin to my husband (here known as Jonah; his two given names are Jonas Inge and he is called Inge, which is troublesome in Denmark and Germany, but it is a man's name here) and his sister. He had also testamented various other property to various other people, and unfortunately some points in the will were not clear and lead to a lot of arguing. This summer we learned at last that things would be ready soon (meaning this autumn). We still did not formally own the cabin, but we managed to find a key and went there to see how much work would be needed to put it in habitable condition. A lot, we found. Presumably we'll have to get a trailer and take practically all the furnishings to the dump. And we realised that uncle must have thought, when he last left the cabin, that he would soon be back, because he had left the unwashed dishes. Then we saw the fridge. Eagerly hoping it was empty, my husband opened it. It was full of a hitherto unknown lifeform, evolved from what might have been cheese and butter. He closed it again pronto but had an asthma attack which rendered him almost unable to do anything during the rest of that day. So we will have to tie ropes round that fridge, mark it "Biological Weapons" and see whether they even accept it at the dump...

Moral: Never leave of until tomorrow etc. And if you ever make a will, have a lawyer help you, if it is any more complicated than "Everything to my sister Dora", so your family at least won't curse you for having made a will that doesn't make sense.

Thank you for the puzzle Birgitta. It turned out a bit longish but there was a number of nice little things to find out, I enjoyed it. I hope that the cabin will be useful for you (apart from giving the idea for a puzzle). Send my greetings to Inge, I hope he is well.

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